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Pupils\n\nBY  \nGEORGE MIKES  \nNicolas Bentleydrew the pictures  \nLondonALLAN WINGATE  \nFirst Published in Mcmxlviby Allan Wingate(Publishers)Ltd64 Great Cumberland Place London WI  \nPrinted in Great Britain bySpottiswoode Ballantyne &Co LtdColchester  \nAll Rights Reserved  \nCONTENTS  \nPREFACE  \nI.How TO BE A GENERAL ALIENA WARNING TO BEGINNERSINTRODUCTIONTHE WEATHER  \nsoUL AND UNDERSTATEMENTTEASEX  \nA WORD ON SOME PUBLISHERSTHE LANGUAGE  \nHOW NOT TO BE CLEVERHOW TO BE RUDEHOW TO COMPROMISEHOW TO BE A HYPOCRITEABOUT SIMPLE JOYSTHE NATIONAL PASSIONTHREE SMALL POINTS  \nII.How TO BE A PARTICULAR ALIENA BLOOMSBURY INTELLECTUALMAYFAIR PLAYBOY  \nHOw TO BE A FILM PRODUCERDRIVING CARS  \nTHREE GAMES FOR BUS DRIVERSHOW TO PLAN A TOWNCIVIL SERVANTJOURNALISMIF NATURALISED  \npage 7  \nI0  \nIO  \nI3  \nI6  \n20  \n22  \n25  \n26  \n27  \n32  \n35  \n38  \n4I  \n42  \n44  \n46  \n48  \n48  \n54  \n56  \n62  \n66  \n68  \n74  \n78  \n82  \n\"I have seen much to hate here,much to forgive.But in a world where England is finished and dead,I do not wish to live.\"  \nAlice Duer Miller :The White Clifs.","cbCailifFeH3nUXJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailifFeH3nUXJ","pdf",3345143,92,"English","# How to Be a General Alien\n## The Weather\n## Soul and Understatement\n## Tea\n## Sex\n## The Language\n## How Not to Be Clever\n## How to Be Rude\n## How to Compromise\n## How to Be a Hypocrite\n## About Simple Joys\n## The National Passion\n# How to Be a Particular Alien\n## A Bloomsbury Intellectual\n## Mayfair Playboy\n## How to Be a Film Producer\n## Driving Cars\n## How to Plan a Town\n## Civil Servant\n## Journalism","[{\"question\":\"Who is the author of How to Be an Alien?\",\"answer\":\"The book is written by George Mikes, with illustrations provided by Nicolas Bentley.\"},{\"question\":\"What themes does the book explore regarding British culture?\",\"answer\":\"The book humorously explores various aspects of British life, including the weather, tea, social 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